Pricing objectives and pricing methods in the services sector George J. Avlonitis and Kostis A. Indounas Department of Marketing and Communication‚ Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Athens‚ Greece Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to explore the pricing objectives that service companies pursue along with the pricing methods that they adopt in order to set their prices. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the literature revealed the complete
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HubSpot: Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0 HubSpot is an online marketing software company that utilizes inbound marketing‚ a system which pulls prospective customers to a business and its products. Although inbound marketing has been highly successful and the company has reached its milestone of 1‚000 customers‚ HubSpot is now faced with the dilemma of which direction to steer towards‚ while considering the viability of inbound marketing at a larger scale. HubSpot must decide whether to target the
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Elektra Electronics Company is a business division of a mid-sized company focused on manufacturing and selling a high quality consumer electronic device through high-end marketing channels such as specialty shops and exclusive department stores. These specialty outlets advise and educate customers about the desirable features of different electronic devices. Elektra charges on average 500 per unit to its distributors‚ who mark it up to 899 when selling to retail customers. After many years of high
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ERP as Software as a Service *(*SaaS*)* for SMEs Table of Contents Page Abstract The main barriers for implementing ERP systems in SMEs were constraints in terms of resources and information‚ implementation time escalations‚ poorly defined organisational structures‚ weak formalisation of procedures or processes‚ unclear and also confused understanding amongst the employees and management. There are various methods to overcome the barriers of implementing ERP solutions in SMEs. This
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Total Cost of Ownership When Considering a Move to SaaS Contact a CCH account representative at 1-800-739-9998 Total Cost of Ownership When Considering a Move to SaaS Evaluating the ROI of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions vis-à-vis on-premise software can sometimes feel a bit like comparing apples to oranges. This CCH whitepaper provides an overview of the costs and cost savings associated with a migration to a SaaS model‚ including: Access Differences Hardware Costs Ongoing
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http://www.bized.ac.uk Pricing Strategies Copyright 2006 – Biz/ed http://www.bized.ac.uk Pricing Strategies Copyright 2006 – Biz/ed http://www.bized.ac.uk Penetration Pricing Copyright 2006 – Biz/ed http://www.bized.ac.uk Penetration Pricing • Price set to ‘penetrate the market’ • ‘Low’ price to secure high volumes • Typical in mass market products – chocolate bars‚ food stuffs‚ household goods‚ etc. • Suitable for products with long anticipated life cycles
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Company Leader in Web 2.0 and Inbound Marketing Unique product At a crossroad 1.000 customers Goal: accelerate growth rate and increase profitability Segmenting customers Adjusting pricing model Supplement inbound marketing? Inbound Marketing If a customer needs a service/product he will do the relevant research in order to get the information needed “Pulls” customer in 3 skills Compelling content Content distribution Engage community Benefits Attaining Marketing Efficiencies Sales
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Pricing Decisions are decisions faced by top management and marketing managers. How much to charge for a product or service depends on a multitude of factors such as competition‚ cost‚ advertising‚ and sales promotion. Economic theory suggests that the best price for a product or service is the one that maximizes the difference between total revenue and total costs. However‚ in reality‚ the price charged is usually some form of cost-plus‚ which is later adjusted for market conditions and competition
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its discount battle and promising the cost of more staples will soon drop. In this article we can see what the Coles use the marketing concepts of customer wants‚ pricing‚ and satisfaction to the market. Coles’s latest product is more price cuts planned in the next few weeks. It is shown that‚ Coles are using market –penetration pricing strategies‚ setting a low price for a new product in the next few weeks to attract a large number of buyers and a large market share (Kotler et al‚ 2010 p7). Furthermore
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1. Pricing decisions Factors to consider when setting prices All profit organizations and many non profit organizations must set prices on their products or services. Simply defined‚ price is the amount of money charged for a product or service. More broadly‚ price is the sum of the values consumers exchange for the benefits of having or using the product or service. A company ’s pricing decisions are affected both by internal company factors and by external environmental factors. These factors
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